North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: T1 short-haul vs. long-haul
>> Michel Py wrote: >> I stopped by a T1 MPOE on my way home and took a few photos. > Michael Loftis wrote: > hate to say it but what is pictured is not a smart jack, > it is as you say a glorified patch. Care to post a photo of what you think a smartjack is? > a *TRUE* smart jack DOES have the tiny bit of circuitry > necess'y to cause it to loop the line back when nothing > is connected to it, some can do it via line signaling as well. This feature is part of the NIU. What makes the jack smart is that it's connected to a smart NIU (the older full-height type 400 were not smart). Michel. |